Breakingviews: C.Suisse-Baer weak logic

A Credit Suisse tie-up with Julius Baer would be risky, says Reuters Breakingviews. Julius Baer shares rose after a report said the private bank could become a takeover target for Credit Suisse.

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-- president. I think in these talks have a Credit Suisse Judy it's that time out -- we had a broke report of course out of Switzerland over the weekend I was back top. By another. -- reports and newspaper Chris you some breaking news has been looking at this. As well. Let let's just talk it out. The good news to solve its shares did get out get a little bit of a pom pom -- on the back of this I am there's no project name in the book says this. No high ranking executives talking about specific intentions recorded a simulation game. You know we're talking about a of a book report the sad. That. The idea replying to -- buries the thing is it's an idea it's the next lord. Christmas is not it's not anything that is on the way right now but as you say the says and fits into this but I went up from Friday. There is some sort of credibility it's. But -- Dominik who's who's who's writing your piece on this this morning that it does seem skeptical com. I have garb brought these reports as well out on -- this morning they coordinate a surprising development with with consolidation in -- expected -- -- some of the smaller class. I'm Nate -- three men of schools let me bring you guys skip school as well. Yeah we don't really see it compounding. Mr. magical -- of this mean this to this -- -- -- corporate expenses to begin with. But strategically what that really key for currencies -- credits for -- one tries to -- big. It's not obviously. Going through all of the risk of integration systems and try to bring together two very different cultures. Is really worth taking. -- all -- says merges the -- -- tricky. In this case. The integration would be very challenging. I'm an authority -- Robinson because he kind of won anything. And of course that end of the Barclays notices well on choose any success with your tax case. Yeah both both company is uncle -- if she's the face on -- -- say. The big moments Credit Suisse is what's going on with the succession planning around pretty didn't spend the seven is now. Or recently he's having a quote tough time. And now it is felt it has outstanding issues in the US. No we knew that that -- lot of them play in it the distraction of -- merger is really not gonna help. And just a -- -- we you mentioned that there are independent issues they gonna calm shed. -- obstacle which of course is regulation. A Dominique. Makes -- very clear that regulators remain very -- about -- among some of the big -- anyway. That's like how -- is that they don't. These companies have got overlapping services through -- Most of it is there's a full might help bring together -- isn't. The justification for doing. A -- lemonade -- I just say regulates as we look at this and thinking you know why does why does. Come -- with a big capital markets franchised. -- to do some thing which could -- it tends to be very distracting from management and I have to complexity. And at the scale that you know there's not things -- ever -- regulates his chair. Target Christmas thanks -- Chris Hughes after breaking news com if you're watching US showed twelve birdies and something that'd be ST. I'm exit from resorts.

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